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The Hunnewell Graphic SHELBY COUNTY, MI FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915, NO. 24 VOL 27 HUNNEWELL. Read The Home Paper and Boost for Your Home Town One a Hundred Dollars is an easy sum to spend- -one dollar or less at a time YOU can save one hundred dollars by the same method. The saving habit is just as easy to acquire and -is much more profitable. You will find an account at THIS BANK, where you can watch it grow and build up to a sufficient sum for a small investment, will act as an encouragment to further effort to get ahead.

Try it--one dollar or more will get you started. Farmers Merchants Bank, OF HUNNEWELL. a Get Good Impression of Your Town by Reading Home Newspaper YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER! "Knowledge is power," the bard tells us. No DATRONIZE one can to become a USEFUL CITIZEN and an INFLUhope ENTIAL MEMBER of a community without first familiarizing himself with the things that are going on about town. To be BOOSTER one must KNOW THINGS.

ALL GOOD CITIZENS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE DETAILS OF THE TOWN AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE AWARE OF CONCERTED EFFORTS BEING MADE BY THE BOARD OF TRADE TO SECURE NEW ENTERPRISES, TO INDUCE FOREIGN CAPITAL TO INVEST IN THE CITY AND TO START SMALL MANUFACTUPING PLANTS--THOSE THAT EMPLOY SKILLED LABOR, PAY GOOD WAGES AND BRING USEFUL CITIZENS TO TOWN. All. GOOD CITIZENS must be aware of the erection of new homes. They must know of all real estate transactions--the the seller and the price.

They must be able to show the stranger the value of real estate in his home town. To be a useful buyer, citizen one must take part in all efforts to create a GOOD IMPRESSION of the town in the outside world. One must lend a hand to movements which will better the town from an helping industrial. civie, social and educational standpoint. THERE IS BUT ONE WAY TO CAIN THE NECESSARY INFORTO BECOME A USEFUL CITIZEN.

THAT IS' BY NATION ING THE NEWSPAPER. IT IS THE DUTY OF EACH NEWSPAPER TO WORK FOR 'HE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AS A THIS DUTY IS LARGELY PERFORMED BY THE WHOLE. TRIBUTION OF USEFUL INFORMATION TO THE CITIZENS. From the home paper one learns of new enterprises, of capital of land sales, of the arrival of new citizens, of the eninvested, largement of this or that corporation, of improvements made by the town council or by the county authorities and of all things tending to make this a BETTER PLACE TO' LIVE IN. CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THE HOME PAPER.

WHICH COSTS BUT A FEW CENTS A WEEK? Band Organized. Funnewell will again have a band this vear, as quite a number of our boys have organized. The followin are members: Ira Adams and Chezter Orr, cornet; Harold McMillan, Clarionet; Dewey Horn, barytone; S. E. Harwood, slide trombone; Lloyd Saunders and L.

T. Landrum, alto: Hugh Saundrum, bass; Chas. Reed and Marion Browne, tenor; and Harry Broaddus, snare drum. The band will practice at the old stand, over Harwood's shop, and will practice every Monday and Friday night. We certainly are glad that we are to have another band.

Several years ago we had a splendid band and quite a lot of interest was being taken in it by our citizens and members, but one by one the members began dropping out until finally it died out; but we hope this new band will stick together and that our citizens will give it the needed support. Let's all encourage the "boys." Hu nnewell needs a band and can have one if we will help and courage them New Hardware Store. Mr. Perle Crawford, of Leonard, was here last Friday and rented the Horn store room and will open up a up-to-date line of Hardware and new Building Supplies, and expects to be ready for busine sin about two weeks. Mr.

Crawford comes to our city highly recommended as a' ger.tleman and business man aud asks the people of Hunnewell to visit him and for a share of your patrol age. Lots of Oats Sown. There has been lots of oats sown around Hunnewell this spring. About 5,000 bushels of seed cats has been shipped to this city and bought by our enterprising farmers and fioni the large acreage being sown it looks like, if a seasonable year, that there will be an abundance of feed in this vicinity next year. Dr Oil Cook Stoves, Boss Ovens, Garden Tools, Wool Twine, Gasoline Engines, And Lightning Rods.

Pumps and Tinwork Done on Short Notice. REED SON. General Hardware. Mrs. Zack Gupton.

Mrs. Zack Gupton died at her home north of here, Tuesday night falter a weeks illness of asthma and lagrippe, although she had been in poor health for several years. Francis E. Davis was the oldest daughter of Henry C. and Martha Jane Davis, deceased, and was born on the Davis farm near Ebeneezer July, 9, 1830 and was united in marriage to Z.

T. Gupton on Feb. 9, 1871. Deceased united with the ChristTian church in early life and was a stood woman, every ready to help those who needed assistance. She had spent her entire life in the Ebeneezer neighborhood and never ived more than 2 1-2 miles from where she was born.

She leaves to mourn her demise a devoted husband, two daughters, Miss Jewell at home, and Mrs. Jack Crane. eleven grand-children, one sister and seven brothers, as follows Union Redman, F. Boulware, Clay, Blucher, Sam and Mrs. Artie Graves, besides hosts of relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at Andrew Chapel, Thursday at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Cleaver, of Shelbino, after which her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery it that place. Pat Carmody, who recently died i. S. Louis, was a Union soldier Juring the Civil War, and has been drawing a fat pension for many years.

He did not need the pensio" so he gave it regularly to old feeble Confederates, except his last quarterly pension which he had sent to the relief of the Belgians. Pat was a saloon keeper but it would seem from L.is actions that he had a great warm heart. Editor Rouse tells this one: A certein man took Lia raper several years without paying and when he received a statement wrote back: "I 've Lore to preaching and con't think I ought to be expected to pay May be he's gone to singing "Jesus paid it Monroe News, L. Greatest Spoon Offer Ever Made A Spoon for Every State. A Spoon for Every Home.

A Spoon for Every Customer. Start Your Collection Now Get a Souvenir of Every State In the Union. FREE! FREE! These spoons are made and guaranteed by the greatest makers of silverware in America today and 12 of these usually re tail at $3.50 to $15). Tabs bennia 2:3 not like the or dinary gauly unborweigh: pen' I Every carries a guarantee such as is given below. Taa: guarantee tells exactly the amount of silver and nickel in every spoon, and it -is printed in type that can be read.

We kid that no silverware offer of such quality and price has eve: beta male before or ever will be made again. Souvenir spoons of every State. Large Tea Spoon size engraved with the highest art as elegant in design a3 any which the great Wm. A. Rogers, ever spoons made.

One Spoon FREE With $5.00 in Cash LOON A. A. McMillan. Groceries and SVART POPULAR PRICED NEW HATS For SPRING. NOW ON DISPLAY COME in and see what really beautiful hats I am showing.

All of them represent the very latest modes. There is every new shape- -every size. Tastefully created and temptingly priced from $1.25 to $6.00. M. CARR CO.

At A. A. McMillian's Store. M. M.

Cox Co. M. M. Cox will open up a new grocery store in the Irons store room Saturday, April 17th. Mr.

Cox needs no introduction to the people of this vicinity for having been in business here for many years he is known and respected by every one and we bespeak for the new firm a liberal patronage. Called to lowa. Dr. and Mrs. F.

M. Roberts were called to Cordova, Iowa, last Friday by the serious illness of Mrs. Roberts sister, Mrs. Sarah Templeton. I City and School Election The city and school election in this city passed off more quietly than for a long time.

Tuesday, the following were elected: Alderman, East Ward, R. C. Kent; West 15 A. L. Vaughn; City Collector, R.

E. Hiram Selsor. I Leake; Police Judge, The extra 25c. levy, carried. At the se oo! election, R.

C. Mess and T. J. Greening were elected as directors in place of II. C.

Daer and, A. L. Vaughn. Mrs. Myrde Torelkeld, our present County Superin-1 tendent had no opposition.

Sold Interest. Ray Wiseman, last week sold His in the Wiseman Owers interest market and restaruant to I. D. meat who assumed possession at The new firm will be known Adans, one Owens Adams. Success to them as is our wish, 40th.

Anniversary. Mr. and Mre. J. W.

('arr entertained at 7 o'clock dinner Thursday evening, covers being laid for 12, in honor of their 40th wedding anniversary. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. G. W.

McClure, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. McAtee, Dr.

and Mrs. A. D. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs.

W. B. Herron and Mr. and Mrs. C.

L. Landrum. Rev. R. H.

Cooper, agent for fund for supernuated preachers of the Missouri conference of the M. E. Church, reports that this fund has now reached $115,000 had been lent for the benefit of the retired ers. He reported a gift of $1,000 from Mrs. J.

B. Bragg, of Brunswick f. Left for Home. Riy Goald, of La nar, Colo. after a pleasant two weeks visit with her father, Dr.

E. C. Davis and other relatives, left Saturday for visit with her sister, Mrs. Dr. Bell at at Stoutsville before returning home A farmer did not know what business to start his son in, so he put him in a room in which there was nothing but a Bible, an' apple and a $5 bills.

He decided that if he found the boy eating the apple he would make him a farmer; if he had pocketed the money he would make him a stockbroker. Entering the room he found the boy sitting on the Bible and eating the apple the money in his pocket. He became a politican. Held Quarterly Meeting Rev. W.

P. Wynn of Hannibal, P.esicing, elder, of Hannibal dietriet hell quaite.ly conference at Union Chapel church, Saturday and SunJay..